Mine Worker Advocates Worried Coal Firm’s Tax Cut Jeopardizes Black Lung Fund March 22, 2019 By Dylan Lovan The Trump administration and coal industry allies are insisting that a federal black lung trust fund will continue to pay...
Coal Industry Tax Cut Threatens Miners’ Benefits Fund as Black Lung Cases Surge June 1, 2018 By Valerie Volcovici As a young man, Barry Shrewsbury dug coal in the West Virginia mines and spent his time off hunting and...
Coal States’ Senators File Black Lung Benefits Bill September 24, 2014 By Frederic J. Frommer Sens. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania unveiled legislation last week aimed at ensuring fairer treatment...
Congress Urged to Help Miners with Black Lung Disease July 25, 2014 A retired coal miner who suffers from black lung disease urged Congress this week to help clear a backlog of...
Black Lung Rules Delayed Until September July 9, 2013 Action on key federal mine safety and health rules are is lagging, including a rule aimed at lowering exposure to...
Federal Healthcare Law to Aid Black Lung Victims April 5, 2012 By Vicki Smith Proposed changes to U.S. Department of Labor rules would make it easier for coal miners and their families to obtain...